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A Selection of Genre Fiction by Women

There are a lot of lists that exclusively feature literary fiction. This list is for genre fiction. Includes fantasy, science fiction, romance, mystery & some historical fiction and chick lit. One book per author.
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Alif the Unseen
Alif the Unseen
1
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
2
Martha Wells
Among Others (Jo Walton)
Among Others
3
Jo Walton
An Extraordinary Union (Alyssa Cole)
An Extraordinary Union
4
Alyssa Cole
Archangel (Sharon Shinn)
Archangel
5
Sharon Shinn
The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale
6
Katherine Arden
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
7
Nnedi Okorafor
Blanche on the Lam (Barbara Neely)
Blanche on the Lam
8
Barbara Neely
The Bone Maker (Sarah Beth Durst)
The Bone Maker
9
Sarah Beth Durst
Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring
10
Nalo Hopkinson
The Business of Blood (Kerrigan Byrne)
The Business of Blood
11
Kerrigan Byrne
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Calculating Stars
12
Mary Robinette Kowal
China Mountain Zhang (Maureen F Mchugh)
China Mountain Zhang
13
Maureen F Mchugh
The Citadel of Weeping Pearls (Aliette De Bodard)
The Citadel of Weeping Pearls
14
Aliette De Bodard
Coming Up Roses (Staci Hart)
Coming Up Roses
15
Staci Hart
A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E. Schwab)
A Darker Shade of Magic
16
V.E. Schwab
Death Comes as Epiphany (Sharan Newman)
Death Comes as Epiphany
17
Sharan Newman
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
18
Connie Willis
Dreamer's Pool (Juliet Marillier)
Dreamer's Pool
19
Juliet Marillier
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe (Kij Johnson)
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe
20
Kij Johnson
The Duchess War (Courtney Milan)
The Duchess War
21
Courtney Milan
Duke of My Heart (Kelly Bowen)
Duke of My Heart
22
Kelly Bowen
The Empress of Salt and Fortune (Nghi Vo)
The Empress of Salt and Fortune
23
Nghi Vo
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Every Heart a Doorway
24
Seanan McGuire
A Fallen Lady (Elizabeth Kingston)
A Fallen Lady
25
Elizabeth Kingston
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
26
N. K. Jemisin
Fledgling (Octavia E. Butler)
Fledgling
27
Octavia E. Butler
Forbidden (Beverly Jenkins)
Forbidden
28
Beverly Jenkins
The Girl Who Chased the Moon (Sarah Addison Allen)
The Girl Who Chased the Moon
29
Sarah Addison Allen
The Goblin Emperor (Katherine Addison)
The Goblin Emperor
30
Katherine Addison
The Goddess Chronicle (Natsuo Kirino)
The Goddess Chronicle
31
Natsuo Kirino
The Ides of April (Lindsey Davis)
The Ides of April
32
Lindsey Davis
The Impossible Girl (Lydia Kang)
The Impossible Girl
33
Lydia Kang
In the Forest of Forgetting (Theodora Goss)
In the Forest of Forgetting
34
Theodora Goss
In the Night Garden
In the Night Garden
35
The Invisible Library (Genevieve Cogman)
The Invisible Library
36
Genevieve Cogman
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
37
Susanna Clarke
The King Must Die (Mary Renault)
The King Must Die
38
Mary Renault
A Lady Awakened (Cecilia Grant)
A Lady Awakened
39
Cecilia Grant
The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Lathe of Heaven
40
Ursula K. Le Guin
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